A Shared Ancestral Character Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

A shared ancestral character is

• A)a character that originated in an ancestor of two taxa.
• B)shared by all mammals but not found in their ancestors.
• C)an evolutionary novelty unique to a clade.
• D)an outgroup character.

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